by Proactive LTC Consulting | Oct 21, 2020 | Coding, Q&A
Q: A resident had a fall and suffered a traumatic brain injury. Should we be using the 169 codes for deficits following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage if the deficits are related to the fall with traumatic brain injury? A: S06.9- is the appropriate... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog, Coding, Compliance, Documentation, MDS, Medical Review, Medicare, PDPM, Reimbursement
Has nursing documentation and internal auditing suffered due to COVID-19 prevention or outbreak efforts? Many facilities have had to prioritize staff and resources in order to meet the challenge of the public health emergency and the many additional responsibilities... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Oct 13, 2020 | Blog, Coding, MDS, PDPM, Q&A
Q: Why am I receiving this error message for submitted OBRA assessments on my Final Validation Report? MDS 3.0 Item(s): Z0100B, RECALCULATED_Z0100B Item Values: 1.0007, 1.0008 Message Number: -3935b WARNING Message: Incorrect RUG/PDPM Version: The submitted... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Oct 7, 2020 | 5-Star, Blog, Coding, Depression, MDS, Quality Measure
Percent of Residents Who Have Depressive Symptoms (Long Stay) Background The Long Stay Quality Measure, Percent of Residents Who Have Depressive Symptoms reports the percentage of long-stay residents – those whose stay is 101 days or more – who have had... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Oct 7, 2020 | Blog, Coding, MDS, PDPM, Q&A
Q: Our IDT team writes a progress note for section GG collaboration. Can the note generally state, “Section GG codes vary but IDT team have collaborated to decide on appropriate GG coding for MDS?” A: This statement may need to be more detailed for usual... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Sep 23, 2020 | Audits, Blog, Coding, MDS, Medical Review, Medicare, PDPM
As we began discussing in part 1 of this article last week, the accuracy of coding, documentation and data monitoring is vital as we prepare for the inevitable start of PDPM medical review audit activity. Provider data outliers will trigger audits, and any coding...